Origami
The Legend of the Origami Cranes
An ancient Japanese legend says that anyone who can fold 1000 origami cranes will be granted one wish.
The symbol of origami cranes has became more known because of the story of Sadako Sasaki, and also it became a symbol of world peace through the story.
"Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" is a children's book written by Eleanor Coerr and published in 1977.
The story follows the life of the main character, Sadako Sasaki, that develops leukemia due to the radiations inflicted by the Hiroshima bombing. She finds out about the myth and starts folding cranes in order to get cured, but sadly, she only manages to make 644 cranes and then she became much too weak and died shortly after. There is a statue with Sadako
at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
Making an origami tullip
Anca making an origami tullip from special origami paper.
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Making an origami crane
Anca making an origami crane.
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Origami pictures 1
| Origami cranes made by Anca In April 2009 Photographer: Irina D. |
Origami shuriken made by Anca In April 2009 Photographer: Irina D. |
Origami crane earrings made by Anca In April 2009 Photographer: Irina D. |
Origami pictures2
| Origami tulip made by Anca In April 2009 Photographer: Irina D. |
Origami cube made by Anca In April 2009 Photographer: Irina D. |
Origami locust made by Anca In April 2009 Photographer: Irina D. |
Citations
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origami.jpg
Picture of origami made by team member Anca, photographed by team member Irina, April 2009.
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cranes.jpg
Picture of origami cranes made by team member Anca, photographed by team member Irina, April 2009.
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shuriken.jpg
Picture of origami shuriken made by team member Anca, photographed by team member Irina, April 2009.
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earrings.jpg
Picture of origami earrings made by team member Anca, photographed by team member Irina, April 2009.
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tulip.jpg
Picture of origami tulip made by team member Anca, photographed by team member Irina, April 2009.
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cube.jpg
Picture of origami cube made by team member Anca, photographed by team member Irina, April 2009.
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locust.jpg
Picture of origami locust made by team member Anca, photographed by team member Irina, April 2009.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Thousand origami cranes. Accessed on 28th April 2009 from the sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_origami_cranes and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadako_and_the_Thousand_Paper_Cranes